A winter reflection of the first snowfall of the season at the Resort at Squaw Creek, Calif., on Nov. 3, 2015.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Alana Reid, Your Take

Auroras at 37,000 feet: The Aurora Borealis and Big Dipper (top left) make an appearance on a flight to Anchorage in October 2015.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Lolli Morrow Arbogast, Your Take

Pyrocumulus clouds billow up from California's Rough Fire as seen from above in early September 2015. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Matt Daglish, Your Take

In all its glory, Washington’s snow-capped Mount Rainier appears through the clouds, taken while aboard an airplane. The photo was taken at 39,000 feet on Sept. 23, 2015.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Bijoy Mishra, Your Take

Moon over San Francisco: This was taken in late August 2015 ago from the Presidio in San Francisco. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Louis Raphael, Your Take

Towering lenticular clouds pile up during a break in a sandstorm at Burning Man in Nevada on Aug. 29, 2015. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Trevor Hughes, Your Take

Lightning, downpour and a rainbow -- what monsoon season is all about -- wrapped up in an Aug 24, 2015, sunset in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Dylan Martin, Your Take

A glorious day in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, “one of the most beautiful, picturesque mountain ranges I’ve ever seen.” The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Twila Miller, Your Take.

A view of Albuquerque on Aug. 17, 2015, as the sun sets over the West Mesa with the historic Martineztown neighborhood in the foreground. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Roberto Rosales, Your Take

A quick passing storm left raindrops clinging to a spider web in Front Royal, Va. The photo was taken with a macro lens. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Candice Trimble, Your Take

Lightning strikes the Washington Monument on Tuesday June 23, 2015, in a 6-second exposure that looks blurry because of the rain. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Paul Varnadore, Your Take

Sunset from 15,000 feet. The sun goes down over cloud-covered Dallas as the plane descends for landing. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Keith Kmett, Your Take

During a 16 mile hike in the Marin Headlands of Sausalito, Calif., I unexpectedly entered this grove of eucalyptus trees. The rain had just stopped and leaves rustled in the gentle breeze. With the fog and mist all around, I had found the home of hobbits. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sangeeta Dey, Your Take

A rainbow shines bright over the lava rocks along Saddle Road on the way to Mauna Kea on the Big Island in Hawaii. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sigmà Sreedharan, Your Take

Rocky Mountain weather is so beautiful! A lone shower --- possibly virga -- near Denver. Virga is rain that evaporates before reaching the ground.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sue Weston Castellion, Your Take

Sunday night's full moon over Seattle was amazing to watch silently rise above our beloved Space Needle. The combination of blue sky, orange moon and famous architecture made for a memorable scene indeed! The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Tim Durkan, Your Take

A beautiful day in middle Tennessee as a bright, blue sky is framed by floating cumulus clouds in the breeze. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Steve Dycus, Your Take

Smoke from grassland fires in Siberia have found their way to the Pacific Northwest. The results have made for some incredible sunsets over the weekend which I photographed from the air and shorelines around Seattle. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Tim Durkan, Your Take

A glancing blow from a “coronal mass ejection” from the sun caused beautiful auroras over Anchorage, Alaska. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sanjana Greenhill, Your Take

A cloud “springs a leak” while on a flight from Tacoma to Friday Harbor, Wash., last week. There was a line of micro-squalls along the eastern edge of the Olympic Mountains that day, while it was sunny over Seattle! The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Christopher S. Teren, Your Take

Spring in Cleveland: Your Take contributor Brian Fowler negotiates a paddleboard through small icebergs along the shores of Lake Erie in Northeast Ohio on April 2. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Roxana Rojas, Your Take

Mt. Princeton is looking great on a beautiful morning in the Arkansas Valley near Buena Vista after recent heavy snowfall in Colorado. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
William Helms, Your Take

Waves from Lake Michigan splash on a wintry day in Grand Haven, Mich., on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Anna Tymczak-Rzemieniuk, Your Take

Like a cloud tsunami: "An unsettled day in North Carolina yielded this startling sight of what appeared to be a wall of clouds barreling our way. I pulled off the road and photographed it with my iPhone -- clouds often make me do that." The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Marty Joyner, Your Take

After last week's rains passed through, we woke up Sunday morning to dense fog, which started to clear as the sun rose on the Catalina Mountains near Tucson. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Diane Enright, Your Take

A classic combination of fire and ice. The morning sunrise broke the clouds to illuminate the frozen sculptures on the shore of Lake Michigan. From Port Washington, Wisconsin. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
James Meyer, Your Take

High winds and a setting sun create a dramatic scene in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes near Stovepipe Wells, Calif., in Death Valley. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Ryan C. McGinley, Your Take

Moonrise in the Himalayas: The moon rises over the 25,791-foot peak of Nuptse near Everest Base Camp on Nov. 30, 2014. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
By Dave Fredrickson, YourTake

Check out what Steve Wiggins commute looks like: "I took (it) while commuting to Panama City from Houston on Southwest Airlines. My weekly commute to and from work as a flight attendant based in Houston." The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Steve Wiggins, Your Take

Nothing stops a Great Lakes surfer! Karol Garrison enjoying the view of the ice-covered outer lighthouse in Saint Joseph, Mich., from a stand-up paddle board. photo taken on Jan. 11, 2015.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Josh Nowicki, Your Take

The sunrise creates magical colors over Seattle as seen in a view from the Columbia Center's Sky View Observatory. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Mike Reid, Your Take

A nighttime scene of the clouds rolling in during the massive winter weather system that hit California last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Steve Montalto, Your Take

Southern sun: Hazy sunshine filters through a layer of altocumulus clouds in Hallandale Beach, Fla., last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Paul Haidet, Your Take

A tree is silhouetted against a gorgeous evening sky last week near Montgomery Hills in San Jose, Calif. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sangeeta Dey, Your Take

Smoky sunrise: A partly cloudy, foggy morning begins in the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Anita Campbell, Your Take

Iowa ice: Ice from an earlier cold snap remains above flowing water at the Saylorville Spillway on a mild day near Des Moines last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Tana Congi, Your Take

Majestic Mount Baker: The snow-covered mountain rises above western Washington on a clear day last month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Eddie Murdock, Your Take

Clouds and a castle: A partly sunny day and Neuschwanstein Castle create a majestic scene in the German countryside. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Adriana Abarca, Your Take

Awesome Alps: A spectacular view of a glacier in the French Alps, as seen from a restaurant last month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Gary Garton, Your Take

Cloud ripples: Intersecting ripples appear in a cloud layer over the Texas Panhandle last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Elizabeth Williams-Cox, Your Take

Mountain marvels: The Colorado Rockies at sunset, as seen from 35,000 feet. The red on the mountaintops is sunlight and the white is snow. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Victor Mirontschuk, Your Take

Alluring Asia :A cloud layer shimmers and billows while the photographer was on a recent flight over Vietnam. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Reddy Sarsam, Your Take

Fairy tale forest: Soft light creates a surreal autumnal scene in a forest in Boardman, Ore., last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Stephanie Sinclair, Your Take

Seattle sunset: A stunning end to the day, with Lake Washington in the foreground and Mt. Rainier in the background.
The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Gopal Seshadrinathan, Your Take

Sky, sand, and water: Scattered clouds float above Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Janaki Wallooppillai, Your Take

Rockies rainbow: A rainbow appears over a valley in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Glenn Andrew, Your Take

Missouri menace: A large thunderstorm billows above Missouri, as seen while en route from Miami to Chicago last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Kevin Eastman, Your Take

Iceland snowscape: Snow-covered hills provide a serene backdrop for a home in Iceland on a mostly clear day last November. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Natasa Krizanic, Your Take

Gathering storm: A supercell thunderstorm rolls over the Plains. A tornado eventually formed under the storm. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Steve Tredway, Your Take

A stack of lenticular clouds piles up over the Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes, Calif. "I followed the mothership cloud until I got close enough for the right background," said contributor Bachir Badaoui.
Bachir Badaoui, Your Take

Fall fury: Autumn winds on Lake Michigan kick up some big waves by the Port Washington, Wis., lighthouse last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Eric Curtin, Your Take

Idyllic Idaho: Small sun dogs (the colorful spots at far right and far left) appear in wispy cirrus clouds over Donnelly, Idaho. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jonathan MacDonald, Your Take

Kentucky rain: A thunderstorm rolls over Lexington, Ky. The photo was taken while approaching the airport. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jeff Mountain, Your Take

Impressive Idaho: Stratocumulus clouds blow over a windswept landscape in rural Idaho last weekend. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Marsha Boutelle, Your Take

South Carolina storm: An ominous storm cloud rolls over North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The four black spots over the beach are four helicopters, according to the photographer. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Ed Welshenbaugh, Your Take

A wall of fall: A recent drive down a dirt road revealed this lovely autumnal scene in New England. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Richard Crosier, Your Take

First snow: Low clouds bring the first snow of the season to Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park this week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Melissa Richards, Your Take

Hawaii sunrise: The sun rises above the clouds as seen from the summit of the Haleakala Volcano on Maui. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Brian Cherkas, Your Take

Fire in the sky: Smoke from California's King Fire wafts high into the atmosphere near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Robert Wright, Your Take

Sky mountains: Wavy, billowing clouds hover over the eastern U.S. in August. The photo was taken while in flight from Connecticut to Atlanta. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Holly Donohue, Your Take

Valley fog: Fog settles in the valleys of central Pennsylvania one morning last week. Photo taken from 35,000 feet. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Tracey Morrow, Your Take

Monument Valley moonrise: The full moon rises at as the sun sets in Monument Valley, which is located in both Arizona and Utah. This photo, taken in Arizona, was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Dara Fazel, Your Take

Wondrous Washington: A summer sunset illuminates clouds over Mt. Rainier, with the placid water of Reflection Lakes in the foreground. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sigmà Sreedharan, Your Take

Desert storm: Clouds build over the Red Rock Conservation Area west of Las Vegas last week, a day after heavy monsoon rains fell. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Kirk Nix, Your Take

Midwest menace: A massive thunderstorm cloud glides over Chicago on Wednesday. The photo was taken while landing at O'Hare. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Tracey Morrow, Your Take

Cottony clouds: A layer of small cumulus clouds hovers over Georgia as seen from onboard a flight from Michigan to Florida. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Bob Rejefski, Your Take

Wisconsin storm: The leading edge of a thunderstorm rolls above a farm in Suamico, Wis., on Monday. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Stephen Zimmermann, Your Take

Needle in the fog: Seattle's Space Needle rises up through a thick fog layer. The city has over 200 cloudy days a year. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Tim Durkan, Your Take

Racing the storm: A car races from bad weather near the Toroweap Overlook at the Grand Canyon's North Rim. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Mark Doiron, Your Take

Reflective sunrise: Trees are silhouetted against the colorful early morning sky in Scottsdale, Ariz., last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Hank Stites, Your Take

Southwest shower: A late-afternoon storm drops a small rainshower on Prescott Valley, Ariz., earlier this month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
John Pogledich, Your Take

Magnificent Montana: A double rainbow appears in the evening sky over Flathead Lake, Mont., last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Chuck Sutfin, Your Take

Oregon moonset: The Supermoon sets over a wildlife refuge on a hazy morning earlier this month near Dallas, Ore. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Bruce Lawson, Your Take

Florida phenomenon: A massive anvil cloud forms over the beaches of Ft. Myers as seen from the Sanibel Island causeway. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Michelle Stelter, Your Take

Greenland glance: Three rivers of ice converge in southern Greenland last week. The photo was taken while en route from Edinburgh to Newark. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
David Kolodziej, Your Take

Missouri mammatus: An eerie storm that includes mammatus clouds forms over a lake in St. Albans, Mo. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Brian Cherkas, Your Take

Above the fog: Only the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge appears through the fog during a sunrise. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jared Ropelato, Your Take

Blue sky, white sands: Clear skies created a striking scene at White Sands National Monument in New Mexico last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Isaac Duran, Your Take

Dramatic Death Valley: A clear day in Death Valley National Park reveals the stark beauty of one of the hottest places on Earth. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Andrew Patterson, Your Take

Midwest menace: Lightning crackles across the Chicago skyline during a late June thunderstorm. The photo was taken from 32,000 feet. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Barry Butler, Your Take

Plains thunderstorm: An anvil cloud forms over the Northern Plains last week. The photo was taken from 32,000 feet. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Brian Cherkas, Your Take

Awesome in Arkansas: Crepuscular rays shine through the clouds at sunrise in Danville, Ark., on Monday. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Becky Foster, Your Take

Winter sun down under: After months of cold weather, the clouds finally broke last weekend in St. Andrews, Australia. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Matt Lawson, Your Take

Palatial sunset: The setting sun creates a glorious scene earlier this month at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Leslie Sigala, Your Take

Blue haze in Red Rock: Distant mountains appear in various shades of blue in Nevada's Red Rock Canyon this week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Joe Gilby, Your Take

Stunning southern sunset: Trees are silhouetted against the orange sky and clouds, which are illuminated by the sun in Pawleys Island, S.C. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jeffrey Lobaugh, Your Take

Sunkissed sea: The sun "kisses" the Gulf of Mexico as it sets behind the clouds near Hudson Beach, Fla., last weekend. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Richard Shapiro, Your Take

Aliens over Alaska?" A swarm of lenticular clouds appear in the sky, as seen while driving from Denali to Anchorage. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jack Rozmaryn, Your Take

San Francisco treat: An extended exposure captures rushing water near the foggy Golden Gate Bridge last weekend. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Eleanor Preger, Your Take

SoCal spectacle: A circumhorizontal arc -- the multicolored area in the cirrus clouds -- appears over a beach in San Diego last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Connie Karsh, Your Take

Irish spring: Huge cumulus congestus clouds line up near Bushmills, Northern Ireland, earlier this spring. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
David Kolodziej, Your Take

"S" marks the spot: The aurora borealis, or northern lights, appear above a house in central Alaska in March. Auroras occur when atoms in the Earth's atmosphere collide with energetic charged particles from the sun. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Ally Alexis Coram, Your Take

Storms from above: Swirling clouds hover over the Kentucky/Indiana border last week on a flight from New York to Dallas. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Michael Brown, Your Take

Sky streets: Rows of parallel clouds -- known as cloud streets -- appear over the Great Plains on Sunday. The photo was taken while flying east from Denver to Madison, Wis. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
John P. Runde, Your Take

Moon rise, sunset: The full moon rises over Washington's Mount Rainier at sunset. The photo was taken from Anderson Island. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Wayne Cragg, Your Take

Humpback cloud?: A lone cloud catches the rays of the setting sun earlier this spring in southern Oregon. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Herb Kennedy, Your Take

Whoa, Canada: A breathtaking view on a clear September day in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Charlie Moore, Your Take

California beauty: Clouds hover around El Capitan in Yosemite National Park following a snowfall earlier this month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jim Pavelle, Your Take

Sea scene: A bird glides by as clouds gather on the horizon on a calm day on the Atlantic. The photo was taken while on a cruise between Miami and the Bahamas earlier this month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sara Spencer, Your Take

Mountain magnificence: Clouds glide through the Grand Tetons last winter, as seen from near Driggs, Idaho. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Walt Snover, Your Take

Western sunrise: The sun rises over snow-capped Mount Rainier while en route from Seattle to San Francisco. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Sam Ward, Your Take

San Antonio storm: Ominous thunderstorm clouds roll above Lackland Air Force Base on Monday in San Antonio. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Michelle Stelter, Your Take

Ghostly Gulf: The remains of a pier stand in Naples, Fla., last month. Hurricane Donna destroyed it in 1960. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Dan Eidsmoe, Your Take

Alaskan ice: Huge ice chunks float through the fog near the Mendenhall Glacier last summer a few miles from Juneau. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Steve Simpson, Your Take

Snowy spring: A flower pops out of the snow this week in Cleveland, which has had 7 feet of snow so far this winter. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Anna Tymczak-Rzemieniuk, Your Take

Wintry wonder: A close-up view of a snowflake in Mentor, Ohio, on a zero-degree day earlier this winter. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jeffrey Goodman, Your Take

Mountain marvel: The snow-capped peak of Mt. Hood appears through a cloud layer earlier this month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Willie Williams, Your Take

Eye in the sky: The sun appears ghostly through the haze and clouds over Mobile Bay earlier this month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Don Prosch, Your Take

Colorado icing: Snow highlights rugged southwestern Colorado terrain last week. The photo was taken while en route from Minneapolis to Los Angeles. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Marlon Rimando, Your Take

Thunder road: A summer storm appears to loom over Amarillo, Texas, but it's really 50 miles away over the Plains. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Anthony Boyer, Your Take

Serene scene: A cold, calm January day at Mass Audubon’s Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Norfolk, Mass. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Alfred Jesness, Your Take

Winter sunset: The setting sun illuminates a layer of stratocumulus clouds earlier this month in Huntington, N.Y. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jared Kay, Your Take

Desert storm: A towering thunderstorm looms above Big Bear Lake, Calif., last summer, taken while facing east toward the Mojave Desert. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Joe Gorman, Your Take

Cool in Colorado: Dramatic lenticular clouds hover over the Arkansas Valley near Buena Vista, Colo., last week. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
William Helms, Your Take

Wisconsin winter wonder: A tree and a row of shrubs stand in silhouette on a snowy day in Evansville, Wis., last month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Matt Anderson, Your Take

Lagoon snowflakes: Nature can create unusual snow and ice patterns, like on this frozen lagoon in Forked River, N.J. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Diane Zagarese, Your Take

Captivating Cascades: Lenticular clouds capture the colors of the setting sun in December near Sisters, Ore. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Glen Schaumloeffel, Your Take

Snowy Chicago: Snow whitens the Windy City on Wednesday. So far this season, more than 6 feet of snow has fallen. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Dan Eidsmoe, Your Take

Superior spectacle: A dog peeks out from a Lake Superior "ice cave" in northern Wisconsin on Saturday. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jillian Lesmeister, Your Take

Chicago in the clouds: While approaching O’Hare International Airport, the shadow of the skyline re?ects off Lake Michigan, beneath the cloud layer. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Mark Hersch, Your Take

Midwest marvel: The cracked ice of frozen Lake Michigan creates unusual patterns last week, as seen from 10,000 feet. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Stephen Zimmermann, Your Take

Pikes Peak clouds: Clouds form over Pikes Peak while fog hovers at lower elevations last week in Colorado Springs. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Michelle Stelter, Your Take

Michigan marvel: A delicate coating of frost colors the trees white in Flat Rock, Mich., on Wednesday. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Raymond Wiland, Your Take

Red barn, white snow: The winter in northeast Ohio has been quite snowy, but also very beautiful! The photo was taken near Mentor, Ohio. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Jeffrey Goodman, Your Take

Chicago chill: New-fallen snow covers the city of Chicago on a cloudy day last month. The photo was taken while on approach to O'Hare. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Tom Ryan, Your Take

Texas thunder: Ominous clouds hover above Amarillo, Texas, last September, as a thunderstorm rolled through the area. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Anthony Boyer, Your Take

Southwest spectacle: Stratocumulus clouds hover above the Organ Mountains near Las Cruces, N.M., last week. Stratocumulus are the most common cloud type on Earth. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Melissa Hall, Your Take

Frozen fountain: Water in a fountain in Charlotte, N.C., froze solid earlier this week, as temperatures dropped to 8 degrees.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Carl Pileggi, Your Take

Sunset and snow: Parting clouds created a dramatic scene over West Virginia University in Morgantown last weekend. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
James Reil, Your Take

Fantastic Florida: Billowing clouds catch the rays of the setting sun earlier this week above Cocoa Beach, Fla. (The sun was behind the photographer, illuminating the clouds over the ocean.) The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com
Michelle Stelter, Your Take

Sun, snow and shadow: A tree casts a shadow across the snow earlier this month on a cold, sunny day in Oshkosh, Wis.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Teri Shors, Your Take

Sun, snow and shadow: A tree casts a shadow across the snow earlier this month on a cold, sunny day in Oshkosh, Wis.The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Teri Shors, Your Take

Winter wonderland: Snow-covered trees create a stunning scene on a clear day at Steamboat Springs Ski Resort in Colorado earlier this month. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Chuck Dean, Your Take

South Atlantic spectacle: A large lenticular cloud hovers above a rugged mountain on South Georgia Island, located in the South Atlantic Ocean, in 2011. The photo was submitted to USA TODAY via Your Take at yourtake.usatoday.com.
Bradley Bunn, YOUR TAKE

Minnesota marvel: Sun dogs and a halo appear around the sun in Eagan, Minn., on a frigid day in 2013. Sun dogs are brightly colored spots caused by the refraction of light by ice crystals. Eagan was named one of America's top five cities to live in for 2015.
Emmanuel Canaan, Your Take

Window wonder: Early morning frost coats a window pane last week in Salt Lake City. Window frost forms when a pane of glass is exposed to below-freezing temperatures on the outside and moist air on the inside.
Diana Worley

Carolina cloud: A "fallstreak hole" – so-called because of the streaks of ice crystals that fall out of the hole -- appears in a cloud layer over Ashe County, N.C., last month. They are also known as hole-punch clouds.
Clint Johnson

Clear and cloudy: California's Diablo mountain range separates thick low-level clouds and fog from clear skies last month. The photo was taken en route from San Francisco to Los Angeles at an altitude of 29,000 feet.
Karl Novak

Cloud hole: A fallstreak hole, or "hole-punch cloud," appears over Somerset, Wis., on Sunday. These holes in mid or upper-level cloud layers are likely caused by airplanes taking off or landing.
Marty Tryba

Sky streets: Cloud streets, which are long rows of parallel cumulus clouds, appear over northern Florida last week. The photo was taken from 35,000 feet in altitude. These clouds tend to form on sunny days over a flat region.
Mike Skoczen

Fall fog: A layer of morning fog surrounds a building in Southfield, Mich., earlier this month. Fog is common in fall because the longer nights allow air near the ground to chill, forming fog.
Steve Kohl

St. Louis sunset: Crepuscular rays shine through scattered clouds at sunset over St. Louis earlier this month. The photo was taken from the Tom Sawyer riverboat on the Mississippi River.
Bill Schilling

Gorgeous Gulf sunset: Crepuscular rays highlight a breathtaking sunset over the Gulf of Mexico earlier this month in Marathon, Fla. Crepuscular rays are columns of sunlit air that radiate through gaps in clouds.
Bobbi Peck

Boston boomer: The leading edge of a thunderstorm rolls over Boston on Monday. The photo was taken from the Boston side of the Charles River looking toward Cambridge, just before the torrential rains hit.
Tomye Tierney

Beach bow: A rainbow appears to end over a colorful beach umbrella last week in Delray Beach, Fla. To see a rainbow, you need the sun at your back and rain or mist in the general direction of your shadow.
Steve Sell

Fierce fire: Smoke from a wildfire last month creates a huge pyrocumulus cloud above Lake City, Colo. In addition to fires, smoke from volcanic eruptions and industrial activities can also form this type of cloud.
Steve Milford

Winter wonder: A pair of sun dogs -- the bright spots on either side of the sun -- appear over Lake of the Woods, Minn., in January. Light refracted by ice crystals in the atmosphere creates them.
Steve Knowles